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Pterodiscus aurantiacus
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Photo: Bart Wursten
SRGH
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| Synonyms: |
Pterodiscus brasiliensis sensu Schinz |
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| Frequency: | Local and probably rare. |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial herb up to 30 cm high, growing from a swollen tuber. Leaves lanceolate, up to 8 cm long, usually with 4 pairs of lateral veins; margin subentire to slightly toothed, wavy. Flowers brilliant orange-red with a dark red throat; corolla tube cylindric,16-20 mm long; lower lobe enlarged, nearly circular. Fruit up to 35 mm long, 4-winded and with a narrow, almost needle-like beak, suffused with purple when ripe. |
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| Habitat: | In clayey soil under shrubs. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Angola, Namibia and only just entering western Botswana. |
| Botswana distribution: | SW |
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| Endemic status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Saturday 16 July 2016 |
| Literature: |
Ihlenfeldt, H.-D. (1988). Pedaliaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(3) Pages 92 - 94. Setshogo, M.P. (2005). Preliminary checklist of the plants of Botswana. Sabonet Report no. 37. Sabonet, Pretoria and Gaborone Page 92. |
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External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Pterodiscus aurantiacusBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Pterodiscus aurantiacus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Pterodiscus aurantiacus
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Pterodiscus aurantiacus
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iNaturalist: Pterodiscus aurantiacus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Pterodiscus aurantiacus
JSTOR Plant Science: Pterodiscus aurantiacus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Pterodiscus aurantiacus
Plants of the World Online: Pterodiscus aurantiacus
Tropicos: Pterodiscus aurantiacus
Wikipedia: Pterodiscus aurantiacus
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